Global Markets Report Amid Weak Rates and Rising Rail Stocks
In London the past week saw steady demand, with discount rates firming and 1%4 for the stock exchange rate. American railroad securities were actively traded on both domestic and foreign accounts as prices edged higher, supported by a larger settlement account and expectations of continued strength. Canadian Pacific reached 58%.
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St. Paul
Paris
London
Stock Exchange
Ie Firsts
Canadian Pacific
Market Report Shows Steady Commodities Across Corners
Flour stable and oats firmer while cornmeal eases. Butter quiet, eggs and beans steady, pork firm, fresh beef steady. Apples fair demand, California fruits active, watermelons firm, molasses steady, tallow unchanged, hogs steady, truck quiet, molasses steady.
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California
Antwerp Wool Sales Report Shows Steady Demand
Antwerp July 28. At the wool sales today demand remained strong at prevailing rates. Of 2300 bales offered, 1173 Buenos Ayres bales sold at 70 180 francs per 100 kilos and 360 Montevideo bales at 75 190 francs per 100 kilos.
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Antwerp
Buenos
City Horse Market Buys Ten Fine Horses This Week
Mr A W Davis sold ten fine horses over the past week including a coal black coach horse to Mr Turner a dapple brown gelding to Mr Messinger a chestnut family horse to Mr Hunt of Beacon street and a chestnut road horse to Mr Pratt of Middleboro a fast roadster by Dan Mace to Mr Looney of Dorchester a pair of coach horses to Mrs Searle and a dog cart horse to a gentleman of Meuven
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A W Davis
Turner
Messinger
Hunt
Beacon Street
Pratt
Middleboro
Dan Mace
Mr. Looney
Dorchester
Searle
Meuen
Boston Markets Flour and Grain Receipts July 28
Boston market report details weekly receipts of flour totaling 24 338 barrels and 26 475 sacks, plus grain figures for corn oats wheat malt rye millfeed hops and cornmeal. It compares with prior week and last year, lists stock by location including Grand Junction and railroad depots, and cites price ranges for various flour grades and regional market notes. Strong demand and firmer miller prices push up values, with exports and New York and Chicago prices noted.
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Boston
Market summary of grains and byproducts in U S regions
The report shows fluctuating grain quotes across Minneapolis Chicago New York and St Louis with No 2 red and hard winter wheat on track around 84 to 85 cents, No 2 yellow corn mixed at 56 to 60 cents, and spot prices for white and mixed wheats and oats varying by elevator. Trade remains quiet to dull with modest demand and steady to firmer tones in some regions.
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Minneapolis
New York
Chicago
St Louis
Hoosac
Boston & Albany
kRye
Graham Fleur
Canada
Choice
Eastern
Weekly produce receipts and market prices report
The past week shows butter 29 757 pigs and 1917 boxes oleo 4072 pigs cheese 8784 boxes eggs 14 boxes 208 bbls 11137 cases beans 988 bbls potatoes 88 cars 61706 bush hay 206 cars straw 10 cars poultry 268 pigs. Butter prices steady with creameries at 20 21c and various grades. cheese quotes steady from New York to Vermont. eggs and other commodities quoted with mixed demand.
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Western
Vermont Extra
Vermont
New York
Ohio
Sage
Liverpool
New Hampshire
Choice Western
Choice
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
PE Island
Bush
California
West
Timothy
Red Top
Jersey
Jerseys
Bristol Ferry
Long Islands
Long Island
East Swale
Banana steamers listed for Baracoa bananas to buyers
The steamer Victoria is due July 29 from Baracoa with bananas for Seaverns and Co. The steamer Balder due say. 31 from Baracoa with bananas for GH Harding. The steamer Viking due July 28 from Baracoa with bananas for WW and C R Noyes. The steamer Lorenzo D Baker due Aug 2 from Jamaica with bananas for the Boston Fruit Company.
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Banana Steamers
Victoria
Baracoa
Seaverns & Co
Balder
GH Harding
Viking
WW & C R
Fruit Market Receipts and Prices Steady Across Commodities
Weekly citrus and berry markets show apples at 2415 bbls versus 3617 last year with slow sales. Baltimore harvests move at 3 350 bbl and 125 160 per crate. Red Astralians 125 175 per crate. Sour boughs 8 350 per bbs. Palermo oranges 86 7 per box, Palermo lemons 3 25 per box, Messina lemons 38 54 per Ox. Blackberries firm, blueberries plentiful. market well supplied.
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Baltimore
Astralians
H Harris & Co
Commodity Prices and Market Reports from Savannah Sale Notes
Market notes cover fruit and melon sales by region and rates. Currants in fair demand at 6 cents for large, 6 for small. Raspberries plentiful with 15 to 20 cents per quart. 8 to 10c per pint. 4 to 6c per cup. Black caps 9 to 10c per quart. Watermelons steady. Savannah steamer arriving with 13,000 melons. Prices: 40c extra fancy, 30–35c extras, 25c medium, 20c small. Week receipts 28,400 vs 83,590 last year. Delaware grapes 18–20c. black grapes from California. California Fruit Union sale planned by Harris & Co. Snow & Co to auction fruit same day.
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York State
Maryland
Delaware
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Savannah
Vegetable Prices Quoted In Old Market Catalog
The document lists current market quotes for produce including new marrow squash at 250 per barrel and various tomatoes from Rhode Island and Illinois at 1 per crate, Bermuda onions 150 per crate, and green corn 15 to 26 per dozen. It notes cantaloupes closing at 1 to 2 per crate and native tomatoes at 460 per bush box, with other items such as cabbage beans onions and beets priced per bush, crate, or box.
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Baltimore
Rhode Island
Jersey
Bermuda
Russia
Meat Market Week Receipts And Current Price Outlook
Week's receipts list tallow beef pork lard hams preserved meats grease bacon and hogs with tonnage figures. Compared to last year meat markets show firmer pork demand lard steady and hogs steady. prices quoted for lard hams tongues ribs and other cuts across New York St Louis Chicago Cincinnati and regional markets. Beef and veal demand dull while fresh meats and lambs show mixed but steady activity in major centers.
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New York—Park
Western Steam
Tierces
St Lewis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Sugar and Molasses Market Brief
Sugar and molasses markets show quiet demand at old prices with Cuba refining at 54 5 8 sc and various grades quoted. Refined sugars firm. wholesale granulated 8c, standard and specialty grades move slowly. Havana and New York reports note dull, restricted sales and nominal closes. receipts and exports detailed, with stock levels and freight rates listed.
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Cuba
Manilas
New York
Havana
Matanzas
Unite States
United
Ponce
Porto Rico
Cienfuegos
Mayaguez
Cotton Market Clarifies Open and Close in New York Futures
New York cotton holds firm with middling uplands at 11d, low maples 109-16c, and good ordinary 9 11-16c. Sales total 1515 bales as futures open steady and close firm. brief market table shows opening and closing prices across months. Additional results from Liverpool and other markets report steady to firm tones with mixed spot levels and varying futures structures.
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New York
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Covce
Cece Coes Doo
Danuaty
Cccccasscessns
Pnicc
Odie
Ciacdecce
Vances
Sree
Liverpool
Orleans
Network Freight Figures and Port Stock Totals
Consolidated daily net receipts total 1125 with exports to Great Britain 785 and to the Continent 1390. Stock at all U S ports 136175. Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati St Louis Louisville figures show varied nets and shipments with prices and percentages noted.
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Philadelphia
Baltimore
New York
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
Great Britain
United States
Hog and cattle markets mixed receipts and gains regionally
Stock Yards Kansas City reports slow trade and weak cattle prices while hogs rise 5 to 10 cents with active demand. Cincinnati hogs higher, Chicago cattle slow and unchanged, hogs strong across regions with varying classes, sheep largely steady amid mixed receipts.
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Kansas City
Cincinnati
Chicago
Texas
Wyoming
Miscellaneous market quotes across commodities
Tallow demand quiet and prices unchanged with city and country grades. Turpentine and petroleum markets in New York show closes and varying values including resin tar and ASW figures. Coffee markets fair with Rio dull at 14 4 cents. Whiskey prices steady across St Louis Chicago and Cincinnati with noted levels.
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New York
Whskey
St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Storage ad for India Street brick buildings
India St storage offers Nos 34 35 36 India Street brick buildings with central location steam elevator and low rates and half months allowed by W L Bruce & Co props.
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India Street
W. L. Bruce & CO
Imports Traded via Grand Manan and Liverpool Harbors 1888
The July 28 1888 shipment from Grand Manan NB lists Sch Hibernia with 8579 boxes herring to Baracoa and cargoes bound for Liverpool. Steamer Victoria carries 8000 bunches bananas while vessels like Cephalonia and S Sier ce distribute wines, oils, pottery, earthenware and textiles. Numerous firms including Abram French Co Richardson Dennie J D Riker and others announce varied goods from bleaching powders to machinery, woollens, leatherware, and groceries amid a vast catalog of consignments and cargoes.
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Grand Manan
Hibernia
Baracoa
Victoria
Scaverns & Co
Liverpool
Eng
Cephalonia
Abram French & Co
Richardson & Dennie
Ssierce & Co
Jones, McDurfee & Stratton
Norcross, Mellen & Co
Richard Briggs
Morey
Churchill & Morey
Jackson
Washburn & Moen Mig Co
Tin Fuller, Dana & Fitz
Steiman & Fuller Mans Co
Moise Stone & Downer
Astral Oil N Tufts
Burrage
Tilton
Baring Bros & Co
Brigham
Felts Morey Co
Forbes Lithograph Co
Saxonville Mills
J H Pray, Sons & Co
Wight Ros
L P Hollander & Co
Merchants’ Despatch Transportation Co
Indse Stone & Downer
Bigelow, Kennard & Co
Lilden, Thurber & Co
Phelps, Dodge & Co
Kenall, Barrows & Co
H Graves
Louartercasks
P Doherty
Nickerson & Baxter
Atkins & Co
Pierce & Co
Coleman, Mead & Co
Shepard, Norwell & Co
Jordan
Marsh & Co
Beal, Higgins & Henderson
Bradford, Thomas & Co
Hovey & Co
Tilden, Thurber & Co
Shoninger, Moses
Col
Musilo Oliver
Seayerns & Co
Exports July 28 1888 from multiple ports
Export record listing schooners Donna Bell Audacieux Gazelle and Pione?r from various ports including Church Point Nova Scotia and Eymouth Newfoundland and Pierre Mig with flour, tobacco, hardware, lumber, meat, tea, beer, lard, sugar, coal and many other goods in extensive quantities.
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Church Point
Donna Bell
Meighan
Audacieux
Charlottetown
Pei
Halifax
Carroll
Eymouth
Gazelle
S&t Pierre
Staple Goods Receipts Across Railroads in 1888
A July 28 1888 ledger lists receipts for multiple railroads including Boston & Albany Grand Junction Boston & Providence Old Colony and New York & New England. Items include wool bales flour sacks corn bales butter grease lard beef pork eggs leather hides tallow beans potatoes and numerous boxes and cases. The tallies show extensive shipments of staple provisions and commodities across several lines.
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Boston & Albany
Grand Junction Railroad
Boston & Providence Railroad
Old Colony
New York & New England Railroad
Fragmented list of goods and shipments across railroads and ships
A large OCR style record lists goods such as cotton, wool, flour, corn, potatoes, beef, butter, cheese, hay, leather, hides, pelts, beans, eggs, lumber, and bales. It attributes items to Puente Railroad, Huston and Maine Railroad Eastern Division, Boston and Maine Railroad Western and Lowell System, and By Sea shipments. Numbers accompany quantities and units. however many spellings and punctuation are inconsistent, reflecting damaged source text.
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Puente Railroad
Leither
Huston & Maine Railroad
Eastern Division
Boston & Maine Railroad
Western Division
Lowell System
Express
Sea
Foreign Markets Update From London and Liverpool Trade
Foreign markets report Wheat cargoes off the coast with prices firm. At Mark Lane Walla Walla wheat quoted 35s 9d. Liverpool notes breadstuffs demand steady to firm with varied wheat and corn quotes. Pork and bacon prices steady, cheese and tallow unchanged.
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London
Beerbohm
Mark Lane
Walla Walla
Paris
Liverpool
California
Shoe Adverts and Sales Representatives Listed by City
A compilation of sales agents and manufacturers across multiple states including Allentown Baltimore Chicago Cincinnati Louisville Philadelphia Pittsburg Springfield Savannah St Louis Washington and other locations. Names include Hass & Co Dill Shoe Co Lobe Grattan Mitchell & Co Jandorf Co Lawrence Berry Frank Adler Clegg Son Mantonya Laws Viruen O Neill Stork Lever Lutz Munroe Egelhoff Kirkendall Burger Owens Lang Terry Watson Keet Starkey Buck Cohen Lewis Harwood Vila.
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Allentown
Penn
Hass
Farr, Hass & Co
Augieta
J P Dill
J P Dill Shoe Co
Ad. Bialtimore
H I Lobe
Grattan, Mitchell & Co
Baltimore
M Daniel
R Jandorf & Co
J A Lawrence
Lawrence, Berry & Uv
Henry Clegg
Clegg & Son
Chicago
Mantonya
Mantonya & Co
Cincinnati
M Daum
J H Laws & Co
L Viruen
Mabley & Carew
C—Mc O'Neill
D O'Neill & Sons
Reigh
Columbia
P Weller
Weller & Payne
Louisville
J Duveneck
Mammoth Shoe and Clothing Co
H Kleinhaus
Klienhaus & Limongon
Mansfield
F Keiser
U S
Omaha
Morse
Pittsburg
J Lang
H J
M Lang
Quhiladelphia
G W Terry
Rowe & Terry
Anringfield
W W Watson, Jr
W Schrader O
Springfield
J F Keet
Keet, Roundtree & Co
R A Starkey
Starkey & Scowden
Savannah
W S Buck
Buck Bros
Fitchburg Railroad Schedules to Troy and Chicago
Train timetables for Fitchburg Railroad list departures from Boston Causeway Street to Troy Albany and points east and west. Palace parlor and sleeping cars are offered on multiple routes with daily and Sunday services to Chicago St Louis and intermediate cities. Numerous times, prices, and connections across lines are noted in dense period timetable format.
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Boston & Albany
R.R. Lune
Washington Street
Boston
Kneeland Street
Springfield
Pittsfield
Alban
Spm
North Adams
Chatham
Hudson
Palmer
Ware River Branch
Sunley
New York
Worcester
New Blaven
New York. (Daily: Hor
Liem
Millbury
North Grafton
Wentboro
Sweuthville
Pat Astland
Malfonel
Pat South Bramingham
Saxonville
Natick
Wellesley
Wellesley Millis
Newton Lower Falls
West Newton
TEE
Newtonville
LEOG
Wewton
TLS
Vet Faneuil
Brighton
Alliston
Aue
LE Mg J
Brookline
Cypress Street
Een B.con
Chestnut Agill
Pu. Newton
Newton Highlands
Osion
Wellesley Hills
Joglop
A. S. Hanson
Gallup
Fitchburg
Hoosac Tunnel
Causeway Street
Troy
Albany
Hotterdam Junction
Binghamton
Chicago
Niagara Falls
Erie
Boston Line
St. Louis
Michigan Central RR
Palace
Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway
Wabash Western Railway
SUN, Dam
Melmeont Sm
Beattlebore
Montreal
Ottawa
Ogdensburg
Winchendon
Jaffrey
Peterboro
Fitzwilliam
Marlboro
Keena
Westmoreland
Walpole
Bellows Falls
Rutland
Burlington
St. Albans
St. Johns
popaecHng
Saratoga
All Pointe
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company
R. R
Cheshire
White River Junction
Central
Vermont
Points Weat
Hue & Monadnock
Rutland R
Wagner Palace
Montreal & West
Reliable Central
Lowell
Central Vermont
Washington Ahreee
W. Cummings
Gen. Pasa
Aguwanna
Ot. Albans
Yuu
Cape Cod Train Schedule Fragments
Fragmented timetable lists morning and afternoon departures for Cape Cod division towns including Buzzards Bay Bourne Chatham Woods Hall Falmouth Hyannis Harwich Sandwich Sagamore Wellfleet and Wareham with Sunday trains noted. many times appear corrupted yet indicate regular regional service routes.
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Cape Cod
Kneeland Street
Buzzards Bay
Sandwich
Sagamore
Yarmouth
Tremount
Wellfleet
Aim
West Barnstable
WoodsUoll
Warehans
Warmouth
Bourne
Bournedate
Castaumet
Chatham
Cottage City
Woods Hall
Falmouth
Hyannis
Harwich
Tucket
Onset Bays
Yar South
Wareham
Wenaumet
Woods Moll
Providence Division Timetable Details and Stations Listed
A dense schedule fragment lists Providence Division departures and arrivals for numerous stations including Park Square, Forest Hills, Beaconsfield, Jamaica Plain, and New Bedford. It notes Sunday exceptions and a wide range of times across multiple lines, with emphasis on service to and from Providence, Canton Junction, Back Bay, and nearby localities.
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Nevada
Uwese de
Chicago Markets
Farnum, Reardon & Co
Icsivssee
Porrk— Ae
Boston Markets
Grand Junction
Scovsess Paler
Lou
Innesota Bakers
Michigan Stone
Minnesota
New Penn
Louis
California Fruite
California Fruit Union
Snow & Co
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Mobile
Memphis
Charleston
Continent
Mid Pyac
Wilmington
Norfolk
Grosa
India St, Storage CO
Boot and Shoe Buyers
U. E Pittsburg
J F Owens
Chaddock & Owens
Railroads
Fall River Line
York
Pilgrim
Bristol
Providence
Fall River
Newport
tTrain
New
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Old State House
Washington and
State Streets
J. K. Kendrick
Geo. L. Connor
Gen
Pass’r
L. H. Palmer
Old State Louse
New York and
New England
Scheda
East End Union Depot
Providence & Worcester
E. Vining
Tr. M’g’r
A.C. Kendall
Providence Line
Park Square
Reeves
Park Square Station
W. Richardson
W. Miller
O. H. Briggs
Concord
N. IL
Oev & Dds HB. E. Cuami
Spvi
Waverley
SUN
Miller’s Falls
Cambridge
La.dev
M. Sun
Cencora
Th. Fitchburg
Opta. U
Rad
Gardner
Greenfield
Hheosick Falls
Johnsonville
Lincoln
Marlboro, Hudson and Maynard—S
A. Nashua N. Mf
North Beaminster
Shelburne Falle
Union Square
Somerville
Waltham
Ilaim
Watertown
Union Market
Mt. Auburn
Ayer Junction
Jly
Miller’s Balls
Atation
Lioosack Tunnel
Joan Adams
J. Whitmore
J. R. Watson
Central Vermont Railroads
Shore Line
Ilotel
Old State Oase
Central Division
Middlebor
Bridget Water
Brockton
Lot
Cohasset
H Ham
Aos Ag Easton
East Bridget
East Ralto
Evat Weymouth
East Weymouth
Taunton
Ays
Marshfield
Sea View
Japan
Milton
Oboem
Nantasket Iseach
Nepeaset
C& Am
New Godford
North Easton
Stoughton
Randolph
Abington
Duxbury
Quincy
Bockland and Hanover
Scituates
Shawmut
South Braintree
South Duxbrery
Central Station
Dean Si
Whitman
South Weymouth
Maston Heights
West Ridgewater
Cochesett
South Easton
Cde
Fims
Rison Square
Ty Brotrur
Ww Ae v
Itas Am Catanuimet
God
Nee Undaryos
Wase
Providence Division
Eave Park Square
Wy Bey
Aang
Atile
Heavwlaton
U & Tery Sexy
Wees
Roslindale
Canton Junction
A.ou
Seville
Oro
Forest Hills
Bebronvalie
Buyde Park
Bamaica Plain
Mt. Hope
Adilis
North Attleboro
Dence
Renadville
Knoxbur
India Point
Shi Heights
Spring Street
West Kexbury
Gh Land
Stony Central
Canton
South Walpole
Wrentham
Warren and
Fox Point Wharf
Aif
Pou
A, LE
Vv Das Eon
Tae Co
Northern Division
Framingham and
Fayville
Southboro
Belton
Amy
Northbore
Minton
Loominater
Pratt’n Junction
K.R
J. R. Kendrick
Man’r. Geo. L. Connor
Aaron Br, Gay & CO
State Atnect
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